Things You'll Need:
- Salicylic acid cleanser, scrub and treatment
- Calamine lotion
- Apple cider vinegar
- Tea tree essential oil
- Q-tips
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Step 1
When you wake up on Day 1, clean your face with an oil-free cleanser containing at least 2 percent salicylic acid. Massage the cleanser all over your face in a circular motion, then rinse thoroughly.
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Step 2
While your face is still damp, apply a dime-sized amount of an exfoliating scrub that contains salicylic acid as an active ingredient. Using circular motions, rub the scrub onto your face, concentrating particularly on acne-prone areas. Allow the scrub to stay on your face for about 2 minutes, then rinse off thoroughly and pat your skin dry.
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Step 3
Apply the salicylic acid acne treatment onto your face with special emphasis on any and all pimples. Allow the treatment to dry, and leave it on for the rest of the day. The salicylic acid will be absorbed deep into pores to treat your acne all day long.
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Step 4
Before you go to bed, wash your face again with the salicylic acid cleanser, rinse and pat dry. Dip a Q-tip into the calamine lotion, and apply it onto all acne lesions. Make sure to cover the pimples completely with the calamine lotion. Allow it to dry before going to bed. Calamine lotion is a mild antiseptic used primarily to treat poison ivy, poison oak, insect bites and eczema among other skin conditions. When used on acne, it dries up the pimples and reduces redness.
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Step 5
On Day 2, begin by washing off the calamine. Then repeat Steps 1, 2 and 3. At bedtime, dip a Q-tip into some apple cider vinegar. Then apply 1 to 2 drops of tea tree essential oil onto the Q-tips and cover all your pimples completely with the mixture. Allow it to dry and leave on overnight. In the morning, your acne problem should be significantly reduced, if not cleared up.
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Step 6
For stubborn cystic acne or nodulistic acne, the above treatments probably won't work, especially not in 2 days. A cortisone shot is a powerful treatment for stubborn pimples. This may be the best option if your acne won't respond to other treatments. You will need to see a dermatologist to get a cortisone injection.
